Abstract
In developed countries, universities have started e-learning. This phenomenon is a new issue in Iran. This research aimed to investigate students’ and faculty members’ attitude towards electronic learning in Birjand University of Medical Sciences. This is a descriptive-surveying study. Research population includes students and faculty members of Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected from 313 students and 86 faculty member through a researcher-made questionnaire. Reliability of this questionnaire was obtained 0.91 using alpha Cronbach coefficient. Field study was used to collect the data and the collected data were analysed by SPSS software. Both students and faculty members showed positive attitude towards e-learning. However, faculty members showed more positive view about e-learning (p < 0.000). Our findings showed that there is a significant difference among students’ attitudes in different schools about e-learning (p < 0.000). Academic managers should provide requirements to develop e-learning in Iranian universities.
 
 Keywords: E-learning, student, faculty members, attitude.
Highlights
The advent of widespread communicative networks such as the internet, beside advanced tools and educational facilities, has changed and developed learning methods and made it possible to cover a wide range of learners and teachers from various parts, near and far, to take part in classes through virtual world, and fulfil the technical and scientific learning and teaching goals
Many universities and higher education institutes have established virtual learning fields beside their regular majors and as a result, electronic learning found its place in the curriculum of many universities in Iran (Jokar & Khase, 2007)
All faculty members were studied by considering loss possibility and 75 of faculty members were investigated in this study
Summary
The advent of widespread communicative networks such as the internet, beside advanced tools and educational facilities, has changed and developed learning methods and made it possible to cover a wide range of learners and teachers from various parts, near and far, to take part in classes through virtual world, and fulfil the technical and scientific learning and teaching goals. This modern educational method, called electronic or virtual learning, is proposed as the most advanced educational method in today’s world, and has used all types of cutting edge technologies such as internet networks, data bank, knowledge management, etc. Many universities and higher education institutes have established virtual learning fields beside their regular majors and as a result, electronic learning found its place in the curriculum of many universities in Iran (Jokar & Khase, 2007)
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